一對母女在英國南威爾士的居民房中發現瞭一種新的飛蛾。這些飛蛾在一名攝影師放靴子的袋子裡跨越瞭 4500 英裡，從位於南美洲的圭亞那熱帶雨林來到瞭南威爾士的龐特道埃。這種飛蛾被命名為 “Carmenta brachyclados”。
The clear-winged, yellow-bellied moths made an improbable journey from the jungle of Guyana to Pontardawe in South Wales before being discovered. One was spotted on a windowsill at home by ecologist Daisy Cadet, whose mother had visited South America on a photography trip three months earlier. The pair later found the remains of two cocoons in the bag she’d used to carry her boots on the journey.
這些翅膀透明、腹部呈黃色的飛蛾在被發現之前完成瞭一段不可思議的旅程：從圭亞那的雨林來到瞭南威爾士龐特道埃。生態學傢黛西·卡德特在傢中的窗臺上發現瞭其中一隻飛蛾，而她的母親在三個月前曾前往南美洲旅行和攝影。此後，這對母女在母親旅行中用來裝靴子的袋子裡找到瞭兩個蛹的遺骸。
With the help of the Natural History Museum, DNA analysis confirmed the moths were a previously unrecorded species – something Daisy struggled to comprehend.
在自然歷史博物館的幫助下，遺傳物質分析確認瞭這些飛蛾屬於一種從未被記錄過的物種，這讓黛西感到費解。
Experts say clearwing moths are notoriously difficult to find, even by professionals. The fact that they survived a cold, Welsh winter after landing so far from home is even more remarkable.
專傢表示，眾所周知，即便是專業人士也很難找到透翅蛾。而這些飛蛾在來到遠離傢園的地方後，在威爾士寒冷的冬季存活瞭下來這個事實更加引人註目。
詞匯表
clear-winged 翅膀透明的
yellow-bellied 腹部呈黃色的
spotted 發現瞭
windowsill 窗臺，窗沿
remains 遺骸，殘骸
cocoons 蛹
notoriously 眾所周知的
remarkable 不尋常的，引人註意的
閱讀理解：請在讀完上文後，回答下列問題。
1. Where did the moths come from, and where did they end up?
2. True or False? Daisy Cadet had visited South America three months earlier.
3. What did the Natural History Museum’s DNA analysis tell us?
4. What two things make this story remarkable?
答案
1. Where did the moths come from, and where did they end up?
The moths came from the jungle of Guyana and ended up in Pontardawe in South Wales.
2. True or False? Daisy Cadet had visited South America three months earlier.
False. Daisy Cadet’s mother had visited South America three months earlier.
3. What did the Natural History Museum’s DNA analysis tell us?
The Natural History Museum’s DNA analysis told us that the moths were a previously unrecorded species.
4. What two things make this story remarkable?
Two things that make this story remarkable are that clearwing moths are notoriously difficult to find, and that they survived a cold, Welsh winter.
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